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This lecture discussed how psychologists came to understand the concept of willpower and then provides strategies we can use to keep from depleting it; we are all going to find ourselves in situations that will tempt us to make poor choices that conflict with our long term goals........
Dr. Lisle's Great Secret Strategies for Willpower are:
1) Clean your room - more generally, keep your environment orderly, that way it won't be in the back of your mind nagging at you to be done and be a small but constant drain on your mental energy.
2) Lay out exercise clothes - that way you're more likely to do some, and research indicates that exercise gives you a boost in willpower for that day.
3) Always eat something healthy first - before you go out, before you shop, before you decide to just try a bite of something tempting but not on-plan...eat something good first and then reassess how you feel.
4) Get to bed on time - get enough sleep, consistently. We tend to make better decisions when we are well rested.
Being kind to yourself creates an impact that results in kindness to your family, friends, the environment, animals. All of these great impacts make me feel better about myself, which results in wanting to repeat...
Public information has more impact than private information. People care more about what other people know about them than about what they know about themselves. A failure, a slipup, a lapse in self-control can be swept under the carpet pretty easily if you're the only one who knows about it. .... By going public, you're not just exposing yourself to potential shame. You're also outsourcing the job of monitoring, which can ease the burden on yourself. An outsider can often encourage you by pointing out signs of progress that you've taken for granted, And when things are going badly, sometimes the best solution is to look elsewhere for help.
VegSeekingFit wrote:
I had seen Amy's link in MWL and forgot to go back to read it -- so appreciate you posting those recommendations from Doug Lisle. I remember early on in my journey this year - finding one of his webinars so helpful in reinforcing how to go about changing habits. I can't remember exactly how he phrased it, but something like radical postive change requires meticulous planning. He went on to talk about coring an apple to bring to eat - so that you will eat it.
SilverDollar123 wrote:Hi Everyone! Haven't gone down the tubes.Holding my weight steady. Went to Minnesota for a week with a group of friends
who seem to be foodies.Not healthy at all. I did lots of salads,soups.No meat but the oils were there.So back 100% in the morning.
It's hard to get back in the mind set, but knowing this way of eating=s life. so onward!... RAS
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